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Posted: 1/3/2010 9:05:02 AM EDT
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Same problem once with my tub and it was the vent, the screen cover had come off the vent and it had a bird nest in it. I would start with that.
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Posted: 1/3/2010 9:05:30 AM EDT
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A plugged vent shouldn't keep it from draining "at all" (your words). If it's completely plugged, then it's likely something in the drain line. Lots of possibilities there.
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Posted: 1/3/2010 9:10:25 AM EDT
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do you shave your back in the shower? that might be the issue
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Posted: 1/3/2010 9:17:54 AM EDT
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do you shave your back in the shower? that might be the issue This. MOST of the bathroom drainage problems I've experienced have been due to hair. |
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Posted: 1/3/2010 9:18:08 AM EDT
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Had to clear my tub drain yesterday. The Tip-Toe type has a stopper that unscrews and pulls off. The "usual suspects" clogged the strainer: hair and gunk; plus a piece of bar soap had slipped in completing the plug.
< 5 min. 
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Posted: 1/3/2010 9:20:56 AM EDT
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Had to clear my tub drain yesterday. The Tip-Toe type has a stopper that unscrews and pulls off. The "usual suspects" clogged the strainer: hair and gunk; plus a piece of bar soap had slipped in completing the plug. < 5 min. This. |
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Posted: 1/3/2010 9:24:10 AM EDT
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Do you have a wife or daughters? Almost guarantee that its hair and/or gunk. Check for a small snake at the hardware store and if your trying with a plunger, make sure that the overflow drain is also plugged.
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Posted: 1/3/2010 9:25:27 AM EDT
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i pulled the part off that you flip up / down that blocks the drain so you can fill the tub- i cant seem to get a drain snake down that part even
i bought some really heavy duty drain cleaner- has a plastic bag over the bottle 
ill try the drain snake a few more times and see if i can get it into the plumbing but i dont think thatll work... |
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Posted: 1/3/2010 9:26:41 AM EDT
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do you shave your back in the shower? that might be the issue This. MOST of the bathroom drainage problems I've experienced have been due to hair. This...even if you're bald. You need to do a drain abortion on it. Take a hooked coat-hangar or a very small snake to the drain...you will pull out all sorts of nasty shit, and your drain will be super fast after that. |
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Posted: 1/3/2010 9:29:08 AM EDT
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do you shave your back in the shower? that might be the issue 
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Posted: 1/3/2010 9:29:31 AM EDT
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Is it possible the drain line is frozen? does it run down an outside wall?
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Posted: 1/3/2010 9:33:59 AM EDT
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Might very well be the vent. Had a bathroom sink that would not drain, snaked it 25 feet. plumber came over & pulled a dead critter out of the
vent. Problem solved. |
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Posted: 1/3/2010 9:35:06 AM EDT
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do you shave your back in the shower? that might be the issue This. MOST of the bathroom drainage problems I've experienced have been due to hair. This...even if you're bald. You need to do a drain abortion on it. Take a hooked coat-hangar or a very small snake to the drain...you will pull out all sorts of nasty shit, and your drain will be super fast after that. 
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Posted: 1/3/2010 9:36:35 AM EDT
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Is it possible the drain line is frozen? does it run down an outside wall? no |
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Posted: 1/3/2010 9:36:47 AM EDT
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i pulled the part off that you flip up / down that blocks the drain so you can fill the tub- i cant seem to get a drain snake down that part even i bought some really heavy duty drain cleaner- has a plastic bag over the bottle
ill try the drain snake a few more times and see if i can get it into the plumbing but i dont think thatll work... That stuff is a life saver if you have women in the house. |
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Posted: 1/3/2010 9:42:10 AM EDT
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i pulled the part off that you flip up / down that blocks the drain so you can fill the tub- i cant seem to get a drain snake down that part even i bought some really heavy duty drain cleaner- has a plastic bag over the bottle
ill try the drain snake a few more times and see if i can get it into the plumbing but i dont think thatll work... That stuff is a life saver if you have women in the house. No, a hair trap, and diligent use, is the life saver. This is one of those things like getting women (esp. young girls) to NOT put "sanitary products" down the toilet. It should carry the death penalty. 
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Posted: 1/3/2010 9:43:26 AM EDT
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if it is the vent on top of the roof, would the toilet in the same bathroom and sink in the same bathroom still drain properly while the tub wont ?
i opened up the biggest PVC section where the shitter drains into the sewer expecting that to be backed up, and its not at all... |
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Posted: 1/3/2010 9:45:57 AM EDT
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I had a similar incident here. Draino and the likes did nothing. The way the drain was set up you couldn't get a snake in it because of this metal "crosshair" like piece in drain. It was looking a little crusty so I took a pair of snips to it and now the drain snake can be used. Got the snake in and worked it for a couple of minutes. Out came this thing that looked like an old dead hippy rat. It was gross and covered in soap scum. Tub drain just fine now, and the stopper works as it should without the "crosshairs".
Got to find a way to use the snake....... |
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Posted: 1/3/2010 9:46:52 AM EDT
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This happened when I was sleeping in the tub with my dog and rifle. The dog hair kept clogging up the drain.
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Posted: 1/3/2010 9:54:19 AM EDT
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I had a similar incident here. Draino and the likes did nothing. The way the drain was set up you couldn't get a snake in it because of this metal "crosshair" like piece in drain. It was looking a little crusty so I took a pair of snips to it and now the drain snake can be used. Got the snake in and worked it for a couple of minutes. Out came this thing that looked like an old dead hippy rat. It was gross and covered in soap scum. Tub drain just fine now, and the stopper works as it should without the "crosshairs". Got to find a way to use the snake....... i got my drain snake past that cross piece.... thought i was going to get to the problem, when the tip of the drain snake popped out of the top of the tub where i removed that "stopper" that plugs the tub so you can fill the bath draino hasnt worked yet either 
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Posted: 1/3/2010 9:57:27 AM EDT
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I had a similar incident here. Draino and the likes did nothing. The way the drain was set up you couldn't get a snake in it because of this metal "crosshair" like piece in drain. It was looking a little crusty so I took a pair of snips to it and now the drain snake can be used. Got the snake in and worked it for a couple of minutes. Out came this thing that looked like an old dead hippy rat. It was gross and covered in soap scum. Tub drain just fine now, and the stopper works as it should without the "crosshairs". Got to find a way to use the snake....... i got my drain snake past that cross piece.... thought i was going to get to the problem, when the tip of the drain snake popped out of the top of the tub where i removed that "stopper" that plugs the tub so you can fill the bath draino hasnt worked yet either Use a plunger––several inches of water, an assistant to hold a rubber seal (we use one of those round rubber things used to open tight lids on jars), and a vigorous plunge will often send things on down the line. |
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Posted: 1/3/2010 10:36:58 AM EDT
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Use a plunger––several inches of water, an assistant to hold a rubber seal (we use one of those round rubber things used to open tight lids on jars), and a vigorous plunge will often send things on down the line. this just makes water blow out the top hole where the drain lever is in top of the tub 
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Posted: 1/3/2010 10:39:18 AM EDT
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Use a plunger––several inches of water, an assistant to hold a rubber seal (we use one of those round rubber things used to open tight lids on jars), and a vigorous plunge will often send things on down the line. this just makes water blow out the top hole where the drain lever is in top of the tub Of course it does––it's the path of least resistance. It is the overflow drain. You MUST plug that tightly––hence the need for an assistant.
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Posted: 1/3/2010 10:50:03 AM EDT
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vents on the roof are clear...
my buddy just called me back, he's a plumber so hopefully we can figure this shit out. |
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Posted: 1/3/2010 11:03:22 AM EDT
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plunger and a rag over the overflow worked!
thanks everyone !!! |
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Posted: 1/3/2010 11:09:55 AM EDT
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Now get––and use EVERY TIME––a hair trap if you have womenz who use the shower, or this will be a perpetual and regular problem.
Edit: My wife uses one like this, available at the grocery store or Walmart: 
. . . then puts one of these (metal kitchen type, upside down––bump up), also available at Walmart, over it so it is weighted down tightly and catches ALL hair: 
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Posted: 1/3/2010 11:21:23 AM EDT
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Get some of the two part Draino , that shit works damn good.
Comes in a gray bottle.
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Posted: 1/3/2010 1:13:18 PM EDT
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I had a similar incident here. Draino and the likes did nothing. The way the drain was set up you couldn't get a snake in it because of this metal "crosshair" like piece in drain. It was looking a little crusty so I took a pair of snips to it and now the drain snake can be used. Got the snake in and worked it for a couple of minutes. Out came this thing that looked like an old dead hippy rat. It was gross and covered in soap scum. Tub drain just fine now, and the stopper works as it should without the "crosshairs". Got to find a way to use the snake....... i got my drain snake past that cross piece.... thought i was going to get to the problem, when the tip of the drain snake popped out of the top of the tub where i removed that "stopper" that plugs the tub so you can fill the bath draino hasnt worked yet either In the future, if you want to use the snake, go in from the top where you removed the stopper.. You get a more direct shot to getting to the trap. 
You mention a bad install by the previous owner. Can you see the plumbing to see if its a P-trap like the one pictured or an old drum trap? |
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Posted: 1/3/2010 1:19:03 PM EDT
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Just stuff an Old School cherry bomb down the drain and coverr the drain with a piece of rubber and a brick.
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